“So now,” concluded Elizabeth, throwing her hands up in despair, “not only are Antonio and Old Niccolo still quarreling, but Gina and Maria won’t talk to each other either, and everybody is avoiding Uncle Umberto. Am I marrying into a family of people who never back down?”
“There are advantages to that,” said Mordecai. “At least you know Antonio will never turn loose of you.”
“That’s true.” Elizabeth smiled a brief, private smile. “But the worst part is that everyone thinks I’m the reasonable one. Which is completely accurate! But they all think it means that I’m on their side.”
“Well.” Mordecai didn’t meet Elizabeth’s eye; his look was inward, thoughtful. “There are advantages to that, too. You don’t need to quarrel with anyone. Everyone likes you. That’s what you want, isn’t it?”
“It’s awful,” said Elizabeth. “They say the most horrible things and expect me to agree with them. And I feel like I’m lying, even when I’m not.”
“I think you have good instincts,” said Mordecai. “You’ll figure it out.”
“Oh! You’re worse than Gabriel! Aren’t you going to tell me what I should do?”
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Date: 2013-03-10 05:41 pm (UTC)--
“So now,” concluded Elizabeth, throwing her hands up in despair, “not only are Antonio and Old Niccolo still quarreling, but Gina and Maria won’t talk to each other either, and everybody is avoiding Uncle Umberto. Am I marrying into a family of people who never back down?”
“There are advantages to that,” said Mordecai. “At least you know Antonio will never turn loose of you.”
“That’s true.” Elizabeth smiled a brief, private smile. “But the worst part is that everyone thinks I’m the reasonable one. Which is completely accurate! But they all think it means that I’m on their side.”
“Well.” Mordecai didn’t meet Elizabeth’s eye; his look was inward, thoughtful. “There are advantages to that, too. You don’t need to quarrel with anyone. Everyone likes you. That’s what you want, isn’t it?”
“It’s awful,” said Elizabeth. “They say the most horrible things and expect me to agree with them. And I feel like I’m lying, even when I’m not.”
“I think you have good instincts,” said Mordecai. “You’ll figure it out.”
“Oh! You’re worse than Gabriel! Aren’t you going to tell me what I should do?”
“Not me,” said Mordecai.